Phyllanthus Reticulatus, Poir.-Karu Nelli

PHYLLANTHUS RETICULATUS, POIR.-KARU NELLI – KARUMPOOLA –KIRGANELIA RETICULATUS It is the tree that bestows wealth. It is called as Karum Poolandhi in Tamil. This herb does have a…

By Vijayalakshmi29 May 2019Updated 7 April 2022 1 min read

PHYLLANTHUS RETICULATUS, POIR.-KARU NELLI – KARUMPOOLA –KIRGANELIA RETICULATUS

It is the tree that bestows wealth.

It is called as Karum Poolandhi in Tamil.
This herb does have a few names in Sanskrit, Kṛṣṇa kambhoji (referring to the darkish āmalaka-like fruits), bahupṣpā (many-flowered). It is called buinowla and panjoli in Hindi; pajuli in Bengali; Krishna nelli(dark amalaka) in Kannada; and karup puphilanji (darkish philanji) in Tamil.

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Vijayalakshmi

Smt. Vijayalakshmi is a practicing Naturopath. She has delivered lectures in "Mane Maddu (Home Remedies)" Program conducted by AYUSH, a Govt. of India undertaking. She delivers regular lectures on organic farming and naturopathy in many institutions of the country.

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